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单词 involuntary
释义 in·voluntary
\(ˈ)in, ən+\ adjective
Etymology: Late Latin involuntarius, from Latin in- in- (I) + voluntarius voluntary
1.
 a. : springing from accident or impulse rather than conscious exercise of the will : unintentional, spontaneous
  < an involuntary inheritance from her rich and backward husband — Nigel Dennis >
  < concentration became at first effortless, then involuntary, then necessitous — Charles Morgan >
 b. : dictated by authority or circumstance : compulsory
  < involuntary servitude >
  < involuntary unemployment >
 c. of bankruptcy : declared upon petition of creditors
2. : not subject to control of the will : independent of volition : reflex
 < involuntary contraction >
 < involuntary weeping >
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